Xerox 4635 Installation guide

Xerox 4635 Laser Printing System

System Generation Guide

April 1995

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The Xerox 4635 Laser Printing System – System Generation Guide

is part of the ten-manual reference set for your laser printing

system. The entire reference set is listed in the table below.

Several other related documents are also listed for your

convenience. For a complete list and description of available

Xerox documentation, refer to the Xerox Documentation Catalog

(Publication number 610P17417) or call the Xerox

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Publication Number

Xerox Dynamic Document Interface

Operator Guide

720P13670

Xerox Dynamic Document Interface

Command Summary

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Sysgen Guide

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Message Guide

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PDL/DJDE Reference

721P83050

Xerox 4635 Laser Printing System

Forms Creation Guide

721P83060

Xerox 4635 Laser Printing System

Product Reference

721P83070

Xerox 4635 Laser Printing System

Installation Planning Guide

721P83080

Xerox 4635 Laser Printing System

Operator Command Summary Card

721P83090

Xerox 4635 Laser Printing System

PC UI Reference

721P83100

Xerox Laser Printing Systems

Tape Formats Manual

600P86175

Xerox Laser Printing Systems

Standard Font Library Font User Guide

600P86174

Helpful Facts About Paper 721P82490

XEROX 4635 LASER PRINTING SYSTEM—SYSTEM GENERATION GUIDE iii

Notice

This publication may contain descriptions of concepts and

features not currently available for your Xerox Laser Printing

System. Consult your Xerox sales representative or your

operating system software program description for additional

information.

iv XEROX 4635 LASER PRINTING SYSTEM—SYSTEM GENERATION GUIDE

Table of contents

Related publications iii

Notice iv

Introduction vii

About the reference set viii

4635 Laser Printing System document set viii

Document conventions xi

1. Sysgen overview 1-1

Resource and information checklist 1-2

2. Sysgen commands 2-1

Sysgen Command menu 2-1

Command functions 2-2

Entering and abbreviating commands 2-3

3. Sample system configurations 3-1

Configuration menu 3-3

Additional sysgen parameters 3-7

4. Sysgen and sysgen-related procedures 4-1

Precautions 4-1

PC UI software loading procedure summary 4-1

Installing or upgrading System UI software 4-2

Installing or upgrading System UI dialog 4-3

Performing a full sysgen 4-4

Choosing a format command 4-4

Full sysgen procedure summary 4-4

Steps to perform a full sysgen 4-5

Performing an offline update sysgen 4-12

Choosing a sysgen command 4-12

Offline update sysgen procedure summary 4-12

Steps to perform an offline update sysgen using the

AUTO command 4

-13

Steps to perform an offline update sysgen using the

SYSGEN command 4

-17

Performing an online update sysgen 4-22

Online update sysgen procedure summary 4-22

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Steps to perform an online update sysgen 4-23

Performing a MINI sysgen 4-30

MINI sysgen procedure summary 4-30

Steps to perform a MINI sysgen 4-31

Formatting a system disk 4-33

Disk formatting summary 4-33

Steps to format a disk 4-33

Erasing a system disk 4-34

Disk erasing summary 4-34

Steps to erase a disk 4-34

Steps for loading incremental patches 4-35

A. Appendix A-1

Glossary GLOSSARY-1

Index INDEX-1

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Introduction

The Xerox 4635 Laser Printing System—System Generation Guide

is one of several manuals that make up the 4635 Reference Set.

The guide is divided into four chapters and one appendix as

follows.

Chapter Content

1. Sysgen overview Types of sysgen available and the resources

required to perform a sysgen.

2. Sysgen commands Sysgen commands and how to use them.

3. System configuration

options

System configuration options and parameters.

4. Sysgen and sysgen-

related procedures

Step-by-step installation and upgrade

procedures for the 4635 PC user interface and

procedures for full, update, and mini sysgens.

A. Sample JCL for

transmission of system

software tapes

Example of a typical host utility for sending

concatenated files to the printing system.

XEROX 4635 LASER PRINTING SYSTEM—SYSTEM GENERATION GUIDE vii

INTRODUCTION

About the reference set

This document is part of a reference set designed to help you

receive maximum benefit from your 4635 laser printing system.

To help you select the appropriate document for your needs, the

following section identifies the documents in the set and

describes the information contained in each.

4635 Laser Printing System document set

• Product overview

• Hardware and software

• LPS connections

• User considerations

• LPS comparisons

4635 LPS

Product

Reference

• System overview

• PC UI procedures

• Paper facts and procedures

• Operating procedures

• Maintenance

• Problem solving

• Supplies

• Meter reading and reporting

4635 LPS

Operator

Guide

• Print Description Language components and processes

• Input processing functions

• Output processing functions

• PDL/DJDE command summary

• Page formatting guidelines

• Character code assignment tables

• PDL/DJDE programming information with step-by-step

instructions

4635 LPS

PDL/DJDE

Reference

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INTRODUCTION

• Configuration options

• Commands

• OSS software installation, upgrade, and modification

procedures

4635 LPS

System

Generation

Guide

• Command syntax for operator and system administrator

procedures

• LPS defaults

• LPS resources

• Command summaries

• Communication and graphics on the LPS

• Command files

4635 LPS

Operations

Reference

• Basic concepts for creating forms

• Coding and compiling for LPS Forms Description Language

• Sample form setup command sets

• Tips for successful forms creation

4635 LPS

Forms

Creation

Guide

• PC UI procedures

• Hierarchy of PC UI windows

4635 LPS

PC UI

Reference

• Provides a quick reference of commonly-used operator

commands.

4635 LPS

Operator

Command

Summary

Card

• OSS and other messages

• Meaning and recovery procedures

4635 LPS

Message

Guide

XEROX 4635 LASER PRINTING SYSTEM—SYSTEM GENERATION GUIDE ix

INTRODUCTION

• LPS basic components and options

• Tasks that must be accomplished before installation

• Preinstallation requirements

• Installation process

• Postinstallation activities

4635 LPS

Installation

Planning

Guide

• Characteristics of different formats

• File organization

• Data formats

• Carriage control conventions

Tape Formats

Manual

• Font naming conventions

• Listing of standard fonts

• Data sheets

• Glossary of typography terminology

LPS Standard

Font Library

Font User

Guide

• Selection and guidelines

• Storage and handling

• Specifications for different printers

Helpful Facts

About Paper

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INTRODUCTION

Document conventions

This guide uses the following conventions:

< > Angle brackets are used for keys on the system controller

keyboard.

{ } Curly brackets are used for required characters.

... Ellipses indicate that you can repeat a parameter or list a series of

parameters.

[ ] Square brackets are used for optional command characters.

| Vertical bars are used to separate parameters in a series. The

vertical bar stands for “or.”

bold Bold is used for characters you enter at the command line.

italics Italics is used for variable information.

terminal font Terminal or monospace font is used to display system responses.

underline

System default parameters are underlined.

UPPERCASE Uppercase letters are used for command names.

Note: You may key in entire words for each command, or the

first three characters of each word. In this manual the entire

word of each command is spelled out.

CAUTION: Cautions alert you to an action that could damage

hardware or software.

WARNING: Warnings alert you to conditions that may affect

the safety of people.

XEROX 4635 LASER PRINTING SYSTEM—SYSTEM GENERATION GUIDE xi

1. Sysgen overview

Sysgen definition A system generation, or sysgen, is the process you use to install,

upgrade, or modify the operating system software (OSS) on a

Xerox laser printing system (LPS).

Types of sysgen This table lists the purpose of each sysgen type.

Sysgen type Purpose

Sysgen • Build a new operating system on new or

existing system disks.

Example:

- Installing a brand new system

- Replacing, formatting or erasing a

system disk

- When required for installing a new

software release or patch.

Auto • Add new features to an existing

operating system

• Replace the existing version of the

operating system with a new version.

Mini • Change the configuration options of the

current system without affecting user

files.

Example:

- Changing online host address

- Adding finishing equipment

XEROX 4635 LASER PRINTING SYSTEM—SYSTEM GENERATION GUIDE 1-1

SYSGEN OVERVIEW

OSS contents New versions of the operating system software (OSS) are

distributed by Xerox on magnetic tapes or cartridges. These

media contain the following items:

OSS software item Function

New system files For enabling LPS features.

Sysgen processor

program

For loading the new system files onto

the LPS system disk and configuring

them to a particular system.

(Tapes only)

concatenated version of

the system files and

sysgen processor

For performing an online sysgen in

which the files and processor are

downloaded to the printing system

from a host computer.

Patch files Modify the new system files for

optimal performance.

Resource and information checklist

Items you need The following checklist will help you determine if you have all the

resources and information necessary to begin a sysgen.

To perform a full sysgen, you need the following:

• Installed LPS

• OSS:

9-track reel-to-reel, 18-track 3480 cartridge,

-inch cartridge

• Font tapes:

Standard font tape

Special font tapes (including logo and signature)

• User file tapes

• Documentation:

OSS Program Description (-11)

LPS Reference Set.

Refer to the Related publications section of the “Introduction”

for a list of available documentation.

Information you need for full or

update sysgen Before you begin a full or update sysgen, gather the following

information:

• Laser image alignment coordinates

• The number of forms, fonts, and (optionally)

graphics settings per page in your installation

• A list of all the user files resident on the

system disks

• A hardcopy of your current system configuration

• Print file size

• System disk IDs.

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SYSGEN OVERVIEW

Questions to answer Before you begin a sysgen, know the answers to the following

questions:

• Is the account file to be saved or deleted during the sysgen?

• Are the Mergenthaler fonts used by your installation?

• Do you have any site-specific patches to be applied in the

post-sysgen procedure?

• Are any of your .IPM files corrupt or missing?

XEROX 4635 LASER PRINTING SYSTEM—SYSTEM GENERATION GUIDE 1-3

2. Sysgen commands

This chapter explains the commands used for performing

sysgens.

Sysgen Command menu

The Sysgen Command menu, illustrated in figure 2-1, appears on

the printing system display screen when you boot the sysgen

processor. It also appears when COMMANDS is entered

following the sysgen prompt character.

Note: The command HOSTCOPY options appears in your

Sysgen Command menu only if your system has online capability.

The interactive dialogue for a particular procedure may vary

slightly depending upon the release medium (tape or cartridge),

input method (online or offline), and product configuration.

Figure 2-1. Sysgen Command menu

**** SYSGEN PROCESSOR, VERSION M0.0 ****

COMMAND

COMMANDS Display commands

BOOT Boot the operating system

SYSGEN Build or update system files on disk from tape or host

FORMAT Clear and format disk pack

HOSTCOPY Copy user files from host to disk

AUTO Auto sysgen

MINI Configuration change only

ERASE Erase all files

Enter Cmd ('C' for Menu)>

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SYSGEN COMMANDS

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Command functions

The following commands may appear in the Sysgen Command

menu, depending upon the hardware options present on your

system. Command abbreviations are underlined.

Command Function

C

OMMANDS Displays the Sysgen Command menu on the printing system display screen. (The

menu does not have to display for you to enter a command.)

B

OOT Boots the operating system. If a sysgen has been performed, any sysgen patches

are applied. This command must be the first entered after completing a SYSGEN

command.

S

YSGEN Builds a new operating system on the system disks from a system software tape or

from system software tape (SST) files downloaded from a host computer. All system

files can be updated. A SYSGEN or AUTO sysgen is performed depending upon

whether FORMAT was previously invoked.

This option requires more user interaction than AUTO, and you must use it if the

SST is to be downloaded from a host computer.

A BOOT command must follow successful completion of this command.

F

ORMAT Formats any or all of the system disks and performs a sector check. All files on the

system disks, except for the MBAIS file, are destroyed. This includes user files. This

procedure is not normally needed unless specifically called for in your OSS program

description or unless read errors or other disk problems occur. (Refer to ERASE.)

H

OSTCOPY Downloads font files, patch files, and user-generated EBCDIC data files from a host

computer to the LPS system disks. This option allows an online printing system,

with no magnetic tape drive, to retrieve tape files from the host.

A

UTO Builds a new operating system on the system disks from a SST or diskettes (SSF),

except on the 4635/4635MX LPS, and allows all system files to be updated. A

SYSGEN or AUTO sysgen is performed depending upon whether FORMAT was

previously invoked.

When you use AUTO for a recently formatted disk, configuration information is no

longer available to the system from the disks and must be entered, as though the

SYSGEN command had been used. The only truly automatic sysgen, using AUTO,

can be an update sysgen.

This option requires less user interaction than SYSGEN by automatically invoking a

standard sequence of sysgen commands. It differs from SYSGEN in the following

ways:

• AUTO builds from tape input only.

• AUTO does not ask for a configuration update.

• AUTO automatically saves the accounting file.

SYSGEN COMMANDS

XEROX 4635 LASER PRINTING SYSTEM—SYSTEM GENERATION GUIDE 2-3

Command Function

M

INI Modifies the configuration file in response to selections made through the

Configuration Options menu. (Refer to the “Sysgen configuration options” chapter.)

Note that the only changes to the system configuration that should be made using

mini are to those features whose software has been incorporated in the operating

system by a previous sysgen. For example, you may deactivate or reactivate a

feature or change interface address parameters by using the mini sysgen procedure.

(Generally, when you add features to the system, the system files must be changed

or patched. This requires an update sysgen, invoked using the SYSGEN, AUTO, or

FLOPPY commands to ensure system file integrity.)

CAUTION: Do not execute the MINI command immediately following completion

of a SYSGEN command. This prevents the application of patches.

E

RASE Clears any or all of the system disks. All files on the disks, except for the MBAIS and

bad block files, are destroyed. This includes user files. Because the ERASE

command does not perform a sector check, it executes faster than the FORMAT

command. (Refer to FORMAT.)

Entering and abbreviating commands

Entering commands Enter commands after the sysgen prompt character (>), then

press <ENTER>.

After the command has completed processing, the prompt

character displays again (except after the BOOT command). The

menu need not display for you to issue a command.

Abbreviating commands The command may be entered as shown in the menu or may be

abbreviated to as few letters as necessary to differentiate it from

any other command in the menu.

Example To enter the command SYSGEN, you can enter any of the

following abbreviations:

S

SY

SYS

SYSG

SYSGE

...or by SYSGEN spelled out in full.

Command strings You may enter several commands as a string, and the system

executes them serially. For example, entering FORMAT, SYSGEN,

and BOOT, then pressing <ENTER>, results in each procedure

being invoked in turn unless fatal errors occur.

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